We’re thankful for challenges that help us grow

We’re thankful for challenges that help us grow

by | Mar 28, 2021 | Gratitudes

This week, we are thankful for…challenges that help us grow. Listen. Some situations are just plain tough. We struggle and squirm and power through just as much as the next person. (This is rarely/never fun in the moment.) But recently, we’ve tried to take these rough patches as learning opportunities.
We want to come out the other side having learned something new. We want to emerge stronger and more resilient and more prepared for whatever comes next. So here’s to the challenges we’ve conquered and the lessons we’ve learned along the way.
We’re thankful for people who think outside the box

We’re thankful for people who think outside the box

by | Mar 20, 2021 | Gratitudes

This week, we are thankful for…people who think outside the box. Here in Austin, there is an extremely popular burger popup called Bad Larry’s. It’s open once every two weeks, you place your order 30 hours in advance, and they sell out in two minutes.
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They have taken the concept of “restaurant” and turned it on its head. And they are thriving. There is so much to learn from successful disruptors like them. Who says you have to do things the way they’ve always been done? Who gets to decide what the rules are? This week, we’re feeling inspired by the people who choose to do their work differently. And we’re grateful for delicious cheeseburgers. Always. 

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We’re thankful for public parks

We’re thankful for public parks

by | Mar 13, 2021 | Gratitudes

This week, we are thankful for…public parks. We are pretty strict when it comes to pandemic precautions, so we have spent an inordinate amount of time in public parks this year.

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And while we are eager to go inside buildings someday, we have grown to love outdoor meetings, picnics, reading in hammocks, and lazy Saturdays spent on a blanket in the grass. There is something special about being in a shared public space, outside around people, even when those people are strangers who are 30 feet away from you.

We’re thankful for internet friends

We’re thankful for internet friends

by | Mar 5, 2021 | Gratitudes

This week, we are thankful for…internet friends. We follow a handful of people that we definitely do not know in real life, but they provide us daily inspiration and motivation via social media or podcasts or blogs.

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We like to think of them as our internet friends—and in this virtual world, they actually play an important role in our lives (hi, Adam Grant and Morgan Harper Nichols!).

All the more reason to choose who you follow carefully! Who are your best internet friends? Who should we be following? 

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We’re thankful for modern infrastructure

We’re thankful for modern infrastructure

by | Feb 25, 2021 | Gratitudes

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This week, we are thankful for…modern infrastructure (and hot water!). We’ve all been there. You’re chugging along, getting work done, and then—BAM–your internet goes out. Your router fails. Or a freak snowstorm in Texas takes down your power line. (You know, hypothetically…)

How do you keep working? How will you watch the next episode of Bridgerton?

Can you even function?

Losing power and internet and heat and water remind us just how overwhelmingly grateful we are to have all of these things almost all the time. And a huge shout out to the men and women who work so hard to restore our services and keep us connected. They are the real MVPs.

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